On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) and members of the New Ellis Island Policy Group led a more than 100 car caravan throughout El Paso, in support of inclusive immigration reform and humane border policies. The caravan...

In an email sent out to the UTEP community, President Heather Wilson announced the University’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic is rescheduled for Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23 following a delivery delay.   The first delivery of vaccines, which...

UTEP is set to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts in El Paso by serving as a COVID-19 vaccine provider as early as the week of Jan.18.   According to a campus wide email sent out by UTEP President Heather Wilson, the Texas Department of State...

Z. Anthony “Tony” Kruszewski and June Sadowski Kruszewski shared a passion for theatre and dance. The Polish couple’s love for the arts guided them through to a more than 50 year marriage, as June made a successful career as an actress and Spanish...

As the coronavirus pandemic put a limit to in-person courses and shifted classes to online and hybrid methods, professors across the country found themselves needing to adjust to the new normal. A well-deserved and long-needed winter break let UTEP professors'...

With the spring semester officially beginning Jan. 19, UTEP has announced its campus services' hours of operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to a news release from the Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs, the university...

Familias Unidas del Chamizal released a statement regarding health concerns for students and community as EPISD schools are set to welcome students Tuesday, Jan. 19.   “We are just a few days away from schools reopening, despite the fact that our...

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, chaos erupted in Washington when a mob of mostly white rioters stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to stop legislators from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. As the country continues to grapple with...

Title IX was federally amended August 14 with changes to how cases are officially handled, which makes it more like a regular court hearing.   Title IX is a federal law implemented in 1972 with the goal of protecting people...

After what was deemed a “disappointing” virtual graduation ceremony in September due to necessary restrictions brought on by the pandemic, a survey was sent out to Spring and Summer 2020 UTEP graduates as well as eligible Fall 2020 aspirant...

Editor's note: Story was updated on Nov. 23, 2020 at 10:10 a.m. to correct Valenzuela's age and salutatorian place. Naomi Valenzuela, 20, is a creative writing major with a minor in English and American literature at UTEP, graduating at the end of...

Jeremy Slack, associate professor of geography at UTEP, was awarded a $39,500 grant this past summer by Mexico’s Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) and the University of Texas System for research on Mexico’s immigration enforcement. Slack’s...